The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-18
BEYOND THE JAMES.
THE TfLE or TWO DAYS ~ OyH
SOUTHERN SUBURB.


SOUTHERN SUBURB
Grand Council !. %. L. American Mech
snios- October Term of the Hastings
Court Indictments by the Grand Jur,
Miscellaneous and Minor Mention.
The Grand Council of the Jr q.
United American Mechanics were in ses-
sion in Washington yesterday The del
egation from Manchester, whose names
the TIMES mentioned several days ago,
left on the 800 BchmOnd, Fredericks-
burg. and Potomac train sunday night
The delegates from New South Council
are o. ; Merritt W. VI Lipsc0mb,
and J. A. Moore
HUsTING's COURT
The October term Of the Hastings
Court Of Manchester began yesterday,
Judge John II. Ingram presiding
The grand jury, whose names have al
ready been published, met and after some
time returned the following indictments
Pompey Lockeit and William Stokes,
entering I'm the daytime Of July 18th,
1887. a certain railroad car belonging TO
the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad
Company for the purpose Of stealing and
carving away sundry articles, &c. Also
Pompeg Lockett and William Stokes,
feloniOusly stealing one douhle-case silver
watch valued al $40 the property Of
Luther Gillian and with having the
watch in possession.
These two mcn-pompey Lockett and
William StOkcs-are the two cOlOred men
who broke the seal of the car lying at
the Richmond and Danyille depo' last
July. stole Mr. Gilliam's watch, and were
arrested and sent 90 Jail.
Darlington Stowe lcolorodl. fcl0ni0usly
attempting an outrageous assault upon
Mary Roach, the l2-year-old child OF Mr.
Jesse Roach.
After the foregoing indictments were
presented the grand jury were adjourned
until today
POM ~ LOCkE1T
The petit jury was called and all ap-
pearcd in their seats The case Of P0mpey
LOcklfi. who had just been indicted for
breaking m.. the Richmond and Peters
burg railroad car and stealing Mr Luther
Gillian watch, was tried Pompey was
represented by bright luminary of the
Richmond bar. Giles Jackson mot colored
but black The jury gave Pompcy three
months I'm Jail and fine OF : and costs.
The case of William Stokes, charged
with the same oifense, will be tried to-.
day
The court then adjourned until This
morning.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
A number of sportsmen were out shoot
/ ing parii3ges yesterdaY. One of them
of clerical aspect returned with his bag
empty and large tear in bis pants. This
/ IL what an estimable gentleman SAID WHO
saw him.
The new depot at the head of Hull
/ street was being painted yesterday The
side track has been laid, and 10 needs
now only the station master 90 be- ready
/ fer the receipt and delivery of goods o.
Manchester merchants
News reached The city late yesterdal
afternoon that Mr. Shorter, who lives OH
/ Tenth street and runs Ou the Richmond
/ and Allegh0ny railroad, had hl- leg Dadll
crushed near Lynchburg yesterday morn
/ ing. and was not expected 20 live. The
wounded limb bad been cut OIL by sur
ge0us bat beyond this nothing wa
/ known when the reporter left.
The body of white infant was i0unC
/ in the corner OF fence a half mile thi
side of Rudy creek ON the River roao
Sunday Dr. Ingram, coroner OF th'
city. viewed the body The child wa.
doubtless abandoned by a heather
creature
80 reply has yet been received from
Rev John O. Anderson as 10 his accept
ance of the position of the Presbyterian
church.
Rev. William II Chriatian, who ha
been pastor OF the Central Methods
church. will not again return here sfte
the meeting of the Methodist Conference
which meets in Danyille next month
Res. Mr. Christian has been in Manches
ter four years. and the law Of the Meth
odi,t church forbids his again returning
When he finally leaves he will recei q
grand testimonial of the love and alice
ti0ns which his congregation holds 10
him